{"id":2136,"date":"2025-01-30T17:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T22:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/?page_id=2136"},"modified":"2025-03-07T10:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T15:23:01","slug":"executive-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/executive-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This 2025 edition of the State of the Birds report is a status assessment of the health of the nation\u2019s bird populations, delivered to the American people by scientists from U.S. bird conservation groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull accent-bg-light is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns two-column-section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Long-term Population Trends for America&#8217;s Birds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"938\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-1280x938.jpg\" alt=\"Graph showing population trends of birds from 1970 to 2020: +24% Dabbing and Diving Ducks, +16% Waterbirds, -4% Sea Ducks, 11% Western Forest Birds, -27% Eastern Forest Birds, -33% Shorebirds, -41% Aridland Birds, -43% Grassland Birds.\" class=\"wp-image-2291 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-1280x938.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-720x527.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP-480x352.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ExSummary-Longterm_trends-CROP.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/938;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> \u2020 Shorebirds indicator trend data has not been updated since 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list article-list simple-list list-style accent-bg\"><ul>\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size remove-margin-bottom\">5 Years After the 3 Billion Birds Lost Research, America Is Still Losing Birds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2019 study published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.aaw1313\">in the journal Science<\/a> sounded the alarm\u2014showing a net loss of 3 billion birds in North America in the past 50 years. The 2025 State of the Birds report shows those losses are continuing, with declines among several bird trend indicators. Notably duck populations\u2014a bright spot in past State of the Birds reports, with strong increases since 1970\u2014have trended downward in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size remove-margin-bottom\">Conservation Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examples spotlighted throughout this report\u2014from coastal restoration and conservation ranching to forest renewal and seabird translocations\u2014show how proactive, concerted efforts and strategic investments can recover bird populations. The science is solid on how to bring birds back. Private lands conservation programs, and voluntary conservation partnerships for working lands, hold some of the best opportunities for sparking immediate turnarounds for birds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-birdpress-simple-list-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size remove-margin-bottom\">Bird-Friendly Policies Bring Added Benefits for People, and Have Broad Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Policies to reverse bird declines carry added benefits such as healthier working lands, cleaner water, and resilient landscapes that can withstand fires, floods, and drought. Plus birds are broadly popular\u2014about 100 million Americans are birdwatchers, including large shares of hunters and anglers. All that birding activity stimulates the economy, with $279 billion in total economic output generated by birder expenditures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n:root {\n  --sotb-accent-bg: #deeaef;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 2025 edition of the State of the Birds report is a status assessment of the health of the nation\u2019s bird populations, delivered to the American people by scientists from U.S. bird conservation groups. Long-term Population Trends for America&#8217;s Birds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2373,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_birdpress_hero_toggle":false,"_birdpress_hero_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_image_type":"image","_birdpress_hero_style":"default","_birdpress_hero_ratio":"","_birdpress_hero_h1":"","_birdpress_hero_media_id":0,"_birdpress_hero_media_array_id":[],"_birdpress_hero_media_array":[],"_birdpress_hero_media":0,"_birdpress_hero_video_id":0,"_birdpress_hero_video":0,"_birdpress_hero_youtube":"","_birdpress_hero_content":true,"_birdpress_hero_byline":"","_birdpress_hero_byline_bottom":"","_birdpress_hero_button_link":"","_birdpress_hero_button_text":"","_birdpress_hero_button_color":"","_birdpress_hero_date":false,"original_guid":"","_birdpress_hide_search":false,"_birdpress_page_width":"","_birdpress_global_cta":false,"_birdpress_widget_sidebar":"","_birdpress_next_article":1647,"_birdpress_next_article_title":"Tipping Point Species 2025","_birdpress_prev_article":1465,"_birdpress_prev_article_title":"State of the Birds 2025","_birdpress_sub_navigation_id":23,"_birdpress_sub_navigation":"Key Findings","_birdpress_sub_navigation_title":false,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation_id":0,"_birdpress_anchor_navigation":"","_birdpress_postType":"both","_birdpress_categoryID":0,"_birdpress_tagID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostID":0,"_birdpress_parentPostTitle":"","_birdpress_menuID":0,"_birdpress_menuName":"","_birdpress_listHeader":"","_birdpress_listLayout":"card-display","_birdpress_listColumns":"","_birdpress_maxItems":12,"_birdpress_listPaginate":true,"_birdpress_displaySort":true,"_birdpress_sortOrder":"DESC","_birdpress_sortBy":"date","_birdpress_listID":"","_birdpress_listClass":"","_birdpress_displayImages":true,"_birdpress_displayCaptions":false,"_birdpress_displayExcerpts":false,"_birdpress_attTop":"","_birdpress_attBottom":"","_birdpress_showLogos":false,"_birdpress_post_logo":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2136","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stateofthebirds.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}